Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Pancreas Donors

Cause of Death Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 1,322 1,462 1,628 1,699 1,816 1,872 1,770 2,017 2,044 2,026
Anoxia 106 103 135 124 158 147 144 214 236 245
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 346 401 441 491 494 478 424 516 470 465
Head Trauma 835 904 990 1,029 1,116 1,193 1,151 1,235 1,292 1,259
CNS Tumor 12 17 19 17 15 15 12 17 10 10
Other 19 26 39 38 33 39 39 35 36 47
Unknown 4 11 4 - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia 8.0% 7.0% 8.3% 7.3% 8.7% 7.9% 8.1% 10.6% 11.5% 12.1%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 26.2% 27.4% 27.1% 28.9% 27.2% 25.5% 24.0% 25.6% 23.0% 23.0%
Head Trauma 63.2% 61.8% 60.8% 60.6% 61.5% 63.7% 65.0% 61.2% 63.2% 62.1%
CNS Tumor 0.9% 1.2% 1.2% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.5% 0.5%
Other 1.4% 1.8% 2.4% 2.2% 1.8% 2.1% 2.2% 1.7% 1.8% 2.3%
Unknown 0.3% 0.8% 0.2% - - - - - - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

(%) = Percentages are calculated based on totals including missing and unknown cases.

(-) = None in category.

Includes donors of organs recovered for transplant and not used, as well as those transplanted.

Form changes on April 1, 1994 changed the way Cause of Death, Circumstance of Death, and Mechanism of Death were collected.

Not all recovered organs are actually transplanted. Data tables pertaining to the recovery and disposition of organs are presented in Section 3, Deceased Donor Organ Recovery and Disposition.